Godse's ideology becoming dominant, 'poison of hatred' spreading: Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson
Jalna, Jan 30: Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson Tushar Gandhi on Sunday lamented that the number of people who follow the teachings of the Father of the Nation is shrinking in the country, while the ideology of his assassin, Nathuram Godse, is becoming dominant.
He also said that while the central government is celebrating 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' to mark 75 years of Independence, it is being witnessed that "poison of hatred" is spreading in the society.
He was speaking during a virtual a programme 'Kar ke dekho' (Do it and see) organised by the Gandhi Study Centre, JES College here, on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
"The government is celebrating 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' to commemorate 75 glorious years of progressive India and its rich history, but now 'amrit' has become poison of hatred and it is increasing and being spread," he said.
"The teachings of Mahatma Gandhi are on the wane and the ideology of his killer, Nathuram Godse, is dominating over it. A section of people is distorting the history and rewriting it in their own way. But we have to revive the real history and raise voice against hatred and division in the society," he said.
We have adopted the culture of violence, hatred and division. We are divided on the basis of religion, caste and region. Our division is our identity, mentality; and social systems are based on the division, he added.
A nation is not merely a boundary, a flag or a map, he said.
"A nation is a land on which all human beings live. It is the people who make the nation," Gandhi added.
On the programme's theme 'Kar ke dekho', Gandhi said when Mahatma Gandhi planned to take out the Dandi march, most Congress leaders opposed his idea, doubted whether the plan would succeed and even thought that it may cause embarrassment to the party.
"But Mahatma Gandhi wrote a single line in reply - 'Kar ke dekho'. He showed that the Dandi march can become a movement to achieve freedom. Today we have to do the same thing - 'Kar ke dekho' - against the situation of hatred, division and inequality. It will be a true homage to him if we follow his teachings in our life," he said.
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BJP fields Gamaliyel Hembrom against Hemant Soren in Barhait for Jharkhand Assembly elections
Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Gamliyel Hembrom as its candidate for the Barhait constituency in the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, where he will face off against Chief Minister Hemant Soren. This marks Hembrom’s second attempt to challenge Soren, having previously contested in 2019 under the AJSU Party banner, where he polled 2,573 votes and finished in fourth place.
In its second candidate list for Jharkhand, the BJP also named Vikash Mahto as the candidate for Tundi. The announcement follows the release of the BJP’s first list on October 19, which included 66 candidates for the 81-seat assembly. The BJP is contesting 68 seats, leaving the remaining to its allies, including the AJSU Party, JD(U), and LJP (Ram Vilas).
Hemant Soren, the current MLA from Barhait, a JMM stronghold in Sahibganj district, retained the seat in 2019 with a significant margin of 25,740 votes against BJP’s Simon Malto. The JMM, which had won 30 of the 43 seats it contested in 2019, has already announced candidates for the same number of seats in this election. The I.N.D.I.A. bloc partners, including the JMM and Congress, are jointly contesting 70 seats, while the RJD and Left parties are fielding candidates in the remaining 11.
The Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with counting set for November 23. The electorate includes 2.60 crore eligible voters, comprising 11.84 lakh first-time voters and a significant number of persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and third-gender electors.
In 2019, the JMM-led alliance won a majority with 47 seats, unseating the BJP, which had secured 25 seats. Other parties, including JVM-P, AJSU Party, CPI (ML), and NCP, had also gained representation.
